RUSSIA 2018 - THE WORLD CUP THREAD.

[jra]

I wonder who, if anybody, from England gets into the team of the World Cup?

Has there been a better goalkeeper than Pickford? Debatable...

Trippier has certainly been one of the best defenders on show, as has Maguire.

Kane, as current top scorer is likely to feature I’d imagine...

In this world cup, dunno.

In the past Gordon Banks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Banks

Thank you for your wiki link on Gordon Banks. As an English football fan I had no idea who he was. It’s also totally relevant to who would make this World Cup team...

I gave you the link, as I was wondering if you could spell his name. HTH

[Ray of Sunshine]

Need Belgium to score again for my bet.

[Ray of Sunshine]

To be fair, the English can be assholes.

Plenty of evidence in this thread.

A town in Scotland actually put up a statue of Mel Gibson after Braveheart came out.

An alcoholic anti-semitic woman-abusing Christian fundamentalist.

[Guest]

Need Belgium to score again for my bet.

Let's hope that they don't then!

[Vam]

I'm no expert by any means, but surely this has turned into everything a world class tournament final should be. It just keeps on giving...

That Mbappe kid...just wow... step aside, Ronaldo

I feel a bit sorry for Croatia, tbh.

[calitom]

croatia their own worst enemy this match.....

[Dean]

croatia their own worst enemy this match.....

I think 3 games going to extra time on the trot has finally took its toll on Croatia...

[xtras1]

Great final well done France.

Relieved it's over, been an emotional roller coaster !

[Ray of Sunshine]

Thought Croatia was the best team for about 60% of the game.

[calitom]

the best team didnt win unfortunately

[Trapper John]

Hugo Lloris - best goalkeeper in the world? - did anyone else notice the hundreds of thousands of pounds that fell off his transfer value every second he fucked about with that ball before Croatia got their second goal.

[Trapper John]

So that's twice now a country who doesn't see football as it's national sport has won the World Cup.

France is the poorest and least supported of the the top 5 leagues in Europe yet once again they come up with the goods when it matters, what does that say about English football and the Premier league?

Some might remember many decades ago now when English football was ridiculed and frowned upon for it's direct 'hoof the long ball up the pitch and see what happens' approach whilst the rest of Europe played fancy, technical possession stuff out from the back.

Our approach made us kings of Europe for a decade or more yet someone decided we should play like them, brought in foreign managers and players to 'teach' us and thats when our demise began.

It's no surprise though that when all these foreign teams come up against an opponent their fancy football can't get past, they resort to the trusted English way of the long ball.

[Ray of Sunshine]

It's really the France and French Africa team though, they get players from a big pool.

[Guest]

The English media lie about Scots, the EU, Muslims etc all the time, why would you believe a word they say?

Other than most of the big media outlets are UK/British not just English.

If you go to Scotland you will realise that there is a Scottish Sun, Scottish Daily Mail, Scottish Daily Express etc etc now are these Scottish media sources Scottish or not? Twat.

[Text]

It's really the France


and French Africa team though, they get players from a big pool.

Hi Ray. They were ALL French citizens, whatever their colour. Football is colour blind.